ܐܠܦܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Aramaic אַלְפַיִן (ʾalp̄ayin); compare Arabic أَلْفَان (ʔalfān) and Hebrew אַלְפַּיִם (alpáyim).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔal.penː]

Numeral

ܐܲܠܦܹܝܢ • (alpēn) m or f

1. dual of ܐܲܠܦܵܐ (alpā), two thousand

Usage notes

• This is only ever used in formal texts, ܬܪܹܝܢ ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ (trēn alpē) is most commonly used.